My understanding is that BATFE has the authority to review individual cases and then possibly restore gun rights. But, BATFE claims that there is no money budgeted to hire people to do the reviews. So, for federally-imposed loss of gun rights, no recourse.
....What constitutes a conviction of such a crime shall be determined in accordance with the law of the jurisdiction in which the proceedings were held. Any conviction which has been expunged, or set aside or for which a person has been pardoned or has had civil rights restored shall not be considered a conviction for purposes of this chapter, unless such pardon, expungement, or restoration of civil rights expressly provides that the person may not ship, transport, possess, or receive firearms...
That's my understanding.Congress de-funded the restoration of Second Amendment rights in 1993....
Do you have some documentation that's the reason?...That happened after people with their gun rights restored committed violent crimes.
It's my understanding that Presidential Pardons are condition on an admission of guilt to some aspect of the criminal charge in question.a federal felony I think your only option might be a presidential pardon
...Through the Freedom of Information Act the VPC discovered cases where felons with gun rights restored had subsequently committed violent crimes. ...[/QUOTE]UOTE="Frank Ettin, post: 11049528, member: 29414"]Do you have some documentation that's the reason?
The VPC is hardly an objective source.
wonder if they made available the raw data and if so if it has been examined by some more objective organization.